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limicoline, a.|laɪˈmɪkəlaɪn, -ɪn|
[f. L. līmicola (f. līmus mud + colĕre to inhabit) + -ine2.]
Of or pertaining to the Limicolæ, a family of shore or wading birds.
1874Coues Birds N.W. 454 There are numerous exceptions to the rule of four eggs among the limicoline birds. 1896Newton Dict. Birds 811 The [Sandpiper's] nest, in which four eggs are laid with their pointed ends meeting in its centre (as is usual among limicoline birds). |